Pop singer Simone Battle died Friday morning, at her home in Los Angeles. The 25-year-old G.R.L. group singer and former X Factor contestant was found dead around 8am on friday.
‘She will be greatly missed and loved,’ Mr Battle said. ‘She was an exuberant person and a very loved person.’
He says the death is still under investigation, but law enforcement sources told TMZ it was an apparent suicide. Today, Battle’s record company and management issued a joint statement on her passing.
Battle, pictured center, was a member of the girl group G.R.L.
Simone & her parents